An epic song off the Use your illusion record that is definetely worth listening to is the song Coma. this is their longest song peaking at 10 minutes and thirteen seconds. This song is written exclusively by Slash and Axl Rose. Axl really sings cool lyrics that are almost …

ride wit me by Nelly is a song that is commonly played at any local skating rink because it is a song to make you get up and roll. It is a rap song that is talking about a guy getting high and driving to a club. He also …

Brad Paisley always sings the most humerous and light-hearted songs I have ever heard in country music. This song is a light way of saying that when you are young, you really don’t know what you are talking about. And for once in my life, I agree. When I …

I am a major music junkie. You name an album and I have probably either listened to it or already know the words to each and every one of the songs by heart. That is how much I love listening to music. For awhile, I have not been finding …

Black Dog is a song by Led Zeppelin which is the first track of their iconic record Led Zeppelin IV. I’ll just begin by saying that Black Dog is an excellent opening track for an album that has been praised highly since its release. One thing I don’t like …

Overview —“ Insomniac, Green Day’s fourth effort, continues with the sound that they developed on Dookie as they try to become better and better with songwriting. If I had to give a general pattern for this album, I’d say it gets progressively better as it goes along with some …

Remember the band Sixpence None the Richer? The really super cool band with their main female lead singer and I bought their CD recently titled, The Best of Sixpence None the Richer. There are close to 20 songs inside and it brings me down to memory lane just …

Wrath is the sixth studio album by Lamb Of God, if you count Burn The Priest, released on February 24th 2009 produced by Josh Wilbur. The band has stated the used less distortion, they also didn’t seem to branch out much in style, the songs are good and heavy …

This is the album that put System of a Down on the map, if it wasn’t for this album then they wouldn’t be where they are today and it’s easy to see why, it’s a fantastic album in a lot of ways. It’s not my personal favorite, but it’s …

I was going through a music spree yesterday, just youtubing good music and I came across this song. I love country and Jason Aldean, so finding this song and falling in love with it was not really a surprise for me but a lot of things in this song …

I first loved Randy Crawford way back 1982, when I was 12 years old, upon hearing “People Alone.” Her voice was so sweet and soothing, and everyone among my 12-year old crowd loved her. “One Hello” was also a …

Flo Rida is a new rap artist on the scene and one of my favourite songs from this artist is called “Elevator”
I first heard the song on a radio station that plays “Top 40 hits” and immediately took a liking to it.
It starts of relatively slow and jumps across …

This album is a very interesting form of musical art. This is one of the deepest and pompous albums that have ever been recorded. There is a song called The Same Deep Water as You on this album, and I think that the concept of depth is really crucial …

I generally do not listen to reggae music, but when I do I usually tend to gravitate to the older types of reggae music like those from the nineteen nineties and sometimes, very rarely, the late eighties. This also means that I tend to prefer certain artistes such as …

Not myself tonight is the first single of the album Bionic by Christina Aguilera. She shot the video in the beginning of April.
In my opinion the video of Not Myself Tonight is full of inspiration of Madonna and Lady Gaga also dedication to Madonna. Her voice and dance is …

Nicki Minaj’s first release, Pink Friday, is probably the worst music purchase of my life. I bought the album sometime late last year in anticipation of it having “Knockout”, my favorite Nicki Minaj song, on it. You know the drill: I got to the store, couldn’t remember the name …

Welcome To Paradise, one of Green Day’s most well known songs is a track which appears on Dookie. Aside from the tracks which are on American Idiot then I’d actually probably say that Welcome To Paradise, or Longview, would be the most well known Green Day song, and with …

Jay-Z
“99 Problems”
The Black Album
Roc-A-Fella Records
Director: Mark Romanek
Wow, I must say that I am impressed, this has to be the best music video from “The Black Album”. “99 Problems” is Jay-Z’s third and final single and music video from his eighth album titled “The Black Album”, following “Change Clothes” and …

Jay-Z ft. Frody, Gotti, and Niela
“20 Bag Shorty”
The Projects Presents: Balhers Forever
AV8 Records/BMG
“20 Bag Shorty” is a single and music video from Jay-Z off of a compilation rap album called “The Projects Presents: Balhers Forever”. Jay-Z plays a ghost in this music video, no not literally, just as much …

It Is Obvious is a song by Syd Barrett which appears on his album Barrett. The track starts off with a piano, an acoustic guitar, an organ, and Barrett’s vocals all at once. At first I thought that the sound was a bit too jumbled but it seems to …

“Amada”
Performer: Boston
Since listening to Boston’s “More Than A Feeling”, I have been on the prowl to find more of their music and I came across (what appears to be a power ballad) “Amanda”. The song “Amanda” is the first song off of their third album, “Third Stage”.
Again, I’ll confess …

Haltura is a song by Gogol Bordello which appears on their album Multi Kontra Culti Vs. Irony. The track opens up with a fairly vague atmosphere before a more definitive rhythm is established and the typical dance-feel rhythm of Gogol Bordello comes into play. One complaint I have against …

Who Wrote Holden Caulfield is a song by Green Day which appears on their album Kerplunk. The track opens up with a quick guitar riff and Armstrong’s vocals joining in quickly enough. Personally, I’m not a huge fan of the guitar’s tone on this track because I sounds very …

I discovered the folk metal band Eluveitie who are from Switzerland when one of their songs was playing on a heavy metal radio station used to listen to a lot some years ago. At the time, it was my first encounter with folk metal, and I liked what I …

In my opinion, Alicia Keys is one of the most talented recording artists of my generation. She can sing, she can write, and she can play the piano. She can basically do it all. She has the sort of pure talent that makes her a great artist to see …

Colombian born, singer, songwriter and everything in between superstar Shakira has been working exceptionally hard the last couple of years on her new albums - Fijacion Oral 1 and Oral Fixation 2.
These two twin albums have been the work of Shakira since finishing her ‘tour of the mongoose’ in …

Since it is the holidays everyone has to be a little festive especially with some good christmas music. I recently found a pretty cool song that is christmas related by virtuoso guitarist Bumblefoot or Ron Thal who now plays in the group Guns N’ Roses.
The track off one …

After hearing Sandi Patti’s Finest Moment CD, I would be very honest to admit that I did not realy this CD. Honestly if I were to be given a choice I will not purchase this entire CD. Most of the songs here did not bless me at all. …

The Happiest Days Of Our Lives is a song by Pink Floyd which appears on their concept record The Wall. The key thing about this track is that it acts as the transition between Another Brick In The Wall Part 1 and Another Brick In The Wall Part 2. …

Pantera released “Official Live:101 Proof” in 1997.It showcases the band’s awesome live performance and delivers in every aspect.Many bands dread recording the live album because it captures their music in it’s most vulnerable state.However, Pantera succeed at doing this because they stick to raw materials to begin with.The live …

I can remember when I was still a child in the nineteen nineties and electronic dance music was very popular. I can remember certain music groups in particular had multiple hits such as La Bouche and others had maybe about one or two and I don’t remember hearing …

I’m a fan eversince of Ms. Regine Velasquez the Asia’s songbird and with that I really really loved to play her songs whenever I’m at home or while driving because it inspires me all the time and it brings back memories as well. She launched a new album produced …

Even though I am a fan of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, and listened to some of their albums as soon as they were released, which was certainly the case with their 2003 album Take Them On, On Your Own, and their 2005 album Howl, I actually missed the release …

Despite the fact that I’m mostly into rock music and the hard rock and heavy metal subculture, I actually grew up around soul music. This means that back when I was a child in the nineteen nineties, I would contstantly hear the music of different soul artistes, especially those …

Flaming is a song by Pink Floyd which appears on their debut record, The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn. Flaming opens up with a very unconventional sound as it sort of makes you feel as if you’re in the middle of the jungle due to some dark tribal-like …

Been So Long is a song by The Doors which appears on their album L.A. Woman. The track opens up with Morrison’s vocals accompanied at first by the bass guitar and a drum rhythm which all work together to create a simple but certainly definitive and powerful rhythm. The …

Once in a while a band/artist comes along and totally shakes the foundations of conventional and un-conventional art. In this case, the band is Tool, and the art form in qustion is music. The album in question is Lateralus, a monolithic epic album that transcends all conventional boundries and …

R. Kelly
“Trapped In The Closet, Part 12″
TP-3 Reloaded
Jive Records
Being bored out of his skull, R. Kelly decides to bring the story back to the situation at Cathy’s house, picking up with she, Chuck, and Rufus getting up off the floor after Sylvester had stormed out of there with his …

Stand up for love is an inspirational song coming from Destiny’s Child. I feel goose bumps every time it is playing. The message of this song is truly for the victims of Hurricane Katrina although it was written even before the hurricane happens. It makes my heart soft and …

To be completely and totally honest I am not a huge, die-hard country fan. I am the type of person who likes a mixture of music. That being said several years ago I was in walmart when I saw Toby Keith’s album “How DoYou Like Me Now”. If memory …

After aimlessly traipsing through the back of muddy woodland Stanley Park for just under two hours one would surmise that standing in the rain another few hours listening to a band whose album 100th Window mostly contained minimal loops and a dark delve into classical music, would be torturous. …

Chores is a song by Animal Collective and is the third track on their album Strawberry Jam. Opening up with a vocal section immediately, Chores quickly transitions into a significantly faster section and is the quickest song to come on Strawberry Jam thus far. Perhaps some listeners felt that …

That Was Just Your Life, the opening track to Metallica’s latest record Death Magnetic, certainly has a feel and an energy that I don’t believe the band has had since 1991, the days of The Black Album. I’ll admit that when I first heard this album, this track honestly …

Bleed is a song by Animal Collective and is the third track on their EP release Fall Be Kind. Opening with a spoken word section, Bleed soon transitions into an incredibly empty atmosphere which is both positive and negative. On the downside, I’m not a huge fan of the …

Overview —“ The Unnamed Feeling, the third music video in promotion of St. Anger, is a music video which focuses on various people experiencing a certain emotion or feeling. As with most Metallica videos, the music video shifts between a performance of the song and then the story to …

This is a track that takes me back to my last year at University, this was when it was released, 2003 I think. I don’t re-call many sharing my opinion as it was So Solid Crew.
Previous tracks had caused offense to some and they had been in the press …

E=MC2 by Mariah Carey album doesn’t disappoint. At a moment when I thought that there might be lesser and perhaps then extinct singing voice from Mariah Carey, she surprises me up with an album.
And to summarize, E=MC2 truly is a fly. It has the normal sounding …

I would not say that this album is superb but I think that it is quite good. It is definitely good enough for Arctic Monkeys. All the songs on this album are a lot more mature than the songs that the band used to perform on the previous albums. …

TV Casualty is a song by The Misfits which appears on their record Static Age. The track opens up with a rhythm that I would basically describe as cruising, those who have heard the song probably have some understanding as to what I mean by this. The track has …

Foggy Notion is a song by The Velvet Underground which appears on their record VU. The track starts off with all of the instruments simultaneously in a rhythm which works very nicely to be honest and has a very good flow which seems to provide good ground for Reed …